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Companies Act 2006

Crossheading Sensitive words or expressions

  • Section 1193 Name suggesting connection with government or public authority
  • Section 1194 Other sensitive words or expressions
  • Section 1195 Requirement to seek comments of government department or other relevant body
  • Section 1196 Withdrawal of Secretary of State's approval
  • Section 1196A Names suggesting connection with foreign governments etc
  1. Sensitive words or expressions
  2. Names suggesting connection with foreign governments etc

Section 1196A | Names suggesting connection with foreign governments etc F1

From legislation.gov.uk

(1)A person must not carry on business in the United Kingdom under a name that would be likely to give the false impression that the business is connected with—

(a)a foreign government or an agency or authority of a foreign government, or

(b)an international organisation whose members include two or more countries or territories (or their governments).

(2)A person who contravenes this section commits an offence.

(3)Where an offence under this section is committed by a body corporate, an offence is also committed by every officer of the body who is in default.

(4)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale and, for continued contravention, a daily default fine not exceeding one-tenth of level 3 on the standard scale.

Notes

  1. F1

    S. 1196A inserted (26.10.2023 for specified purposes, 4.3.2024 in so far as not already in force) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), ss. 23, 219(1)(2)(b); S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(r)

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